On Saturday, the federal government announced passengers with COVID-19 symptoms would be barred from domestic air and train travel, effective noon on Monday. And for governments and public health officials, it’s a dangerous one. Mind you, transport operators don’t yet have any guidance on how exactly they’re supposed to “ensure” symptomatic people don’t travel. Federal ministers and public health officials recklessly undermined themselves by so forcefully rejecting measures that made so much sense to so many people. Public health officials want to prevent people from asking such questions, from making excuses for themselves, in hopes the maximum number of people will take the maximum precautions.

Source: National Post March 31, 2020 00:44 UTC